Ugggh! Made a mistake at work today

[frannn]

Made an error and beating myself up over it, probably much more so than my employer ever would. I'm probably one of the few at my company who owns up to any errors. Its definetly something easily addressed, just killing me because I hold myself to such high standards. Am I taking myself too seriously? What happens when you make a work error & how often?

 

[NMAmy]

This is one of my pet peeves when people just ignore mistakes. If I make a mistake, I immediately go to my boss, tell her what I did, and either have a plan to fix it or ask her advice on how to fix it. Everybody makes mistakes so don't beat yourself up over it. But show your boss that you're eager to correct the mistake.

 

[Pakey]

Yes when someone on my staff makes a mistake, I'm never annoyed over the mistake. However, if I'm the one to find it and then I discover that they knew about it but chose not to tell me, I become a bit unhinged.

Everyone makes mistakes (myself included). Owning up to them is what separates the excellent employees from the average employees.

 

[ajk912]

Awww, it's great that you owned up to it! Everyone makes mistakes..so don't sweat it! Good luck!

 

[SnowWtch]

I hate when I make a mistake and have to fix it right when I catch it. I get really upset when I make a mistake.

 

[VirtuallyMe]

if its easily repairable- fix it and let the boss know it happened and you took care of it...

And look on the bright side- it probably didn't involve backing the company van into a fence- shattering the rear window that will cost $650 to replace...

Yep- one of my employees did that yesterday- poor thing- I thought she was going to have a heart attack.